Without planning ahead, I glued various sizes of slats pallet wood into one surface, after planing and polishing to create this Pallet Wood Concrete-Ended Table. I wanted to leave the boards of varying lengths, and I decided to pour concrete to complete the rectangle shape. To strengthen the bond between the concrete and the wood I knocked large nails into the wood.
Pallet Wood Concrete-Ended Table:
To begin, I planed several pieces of pallet wood, cutting them to various lengths on one end. I glued them together and clamped them firmly. While they dried, I built a frame from more pallet wood, and lined it with a tarp first, then waxed paper. I stacked the glued boards into the frame and mixed the concrete. Next, I carefully poured it in, trying to keep it from oozing under the glued boards. I made sure it filled in the gaps and tapped the frame several times to help remove air bubbles. Finally, I removed the frame after it cured, and carefully cleaned up along the edges. I built a simple A-frame style of supports that connects to two boards I notched out. Then, I stained the support boards a darker, contrasting color. It was sealed with a semi-gloss polyurethane. This little table makes an excellent conversation piece.
With this unique table, consider making something like this Inner Tube Lounge Set.
How did you connect the legs to the top? Or does it just sit inside the frame?
that is amazing!
concrete is a new design approach i havent looked into yet. seems like it would be hard to flush up with table.
Simple but elegant (y)